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- Title: Further Validation Evidence for the Pet Attitude Scale (Report)
- Author : North American Journal of Psychology
- Release Date : January 01, 2008
- Genre: Education,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 193 KB
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The influence of pets on the psychological well being of humans has been well documented and researched (Bjerke, Odegardstuen & Kaltenborn, 1998; Kidd & Kidd, 1990; Perez, 1986; Vitulli, 2006). Scarcely does a week go by without a news item concerning pets (Covel, 2008; Monge, 2008). There are a large number of postings, blogs and videos where people proudly put on display the activities of their pets (see www.youtube.com; cbs2.com/slideshows/ Fisher.Guide.Dogs. 20.748153.html). Some online news sources, such as http: //www.king5.com/video/, have a specific section dedicated to pets and animals. In fact, recently a survey was conducted comparing pet owners' and non-pet owners' preference of candidates in the upcoming presidential election (Schmid, 2008). Informal research studies like this one seldom unearth the deeper underlying dynamics behind one's choice. For one, they do not take into consideration the attitude of the respondents toward pets. Templer, Salter, Dicket, Baldwin and Veleber (1981) developed the Pet Attitude Scale (PAS) and have demonstrated its psychometric properties. A number of research studies have been conducted using the PAS. Munsell, Canfield, Templer, Tangan, & Arikawa (2004) developed a modified version of this scale. Straede and Gates (1993) have used the scale to study the psychological health of cat owners in Australia. Their findings showed that the cat owner participants had significantly better general psychological health than the non-pet participants. Al-Fayez, Awadalla, Templer & Arikawa (2003) found Kuwaiti adolescent scores on the PAS correlated more highly with that of their fathers than with the score of their mothers. This finding was different from those found with Americans where the PAS score of adolescents correlated more highly with the score of their mothers. This contrast appears to be consistent with the father's dominant role in Arab families. This study also found that Kuwaiti family members had PAS scores that were about a standard deviation lower than that of American family members. This finding is consistent with the less positive attitude toward companion animals in Muslim countries.